2018 Browns Free Agent Thread

[SixPACK]

 

[FrontPageNews]

Kirk Cousins has 0 playoff wins.

Blake bortles has 2.

 

[tristan+kyrie=$]

Teddy is a free agent..provided he checks out medically I throw a big front loaded deal at him for a year..: perfect bridge QB

 

[col63onel]

I asked this before and didn't get an answer. Is it legal to give Cousins like $50mil this year when he have the space, then pay him a more reasonable salary the rest of the contract. Like still 130mil over 5 years, but 50 mil first year and 20mil every other year?

 

[SixPACK]

I asked this before and didn't get an answer. Is it legal to give Cousins like $50mil this year when he have the space, then pay him a more reasonable salary the rest of the contract. Like still 130mil over 5 years, but 50 mil first year and 20mil every other year?

Someone with better knowledge than me on contracts can answer this better, but you for sure can front-load the shit out of contracts.

Look at Josh Norman. He's one with a huge front-loaded contract. Basically we could go in with a MASSIVE signing bonus, first couple years with FULLY guaranteed $ and then go from there.

 

[AZ_]

 

[Randolphkeys]

John Dorsey and Ivory live together in perfect harmony

Side by side in Barea, playa, why don't we?

 

[Binkster]

Ivory would add nice depth taking carries as an RB2 behind a potential draftee or higher profile signing (considering Duke as the receiving threat out of the backfield).

 

[sportscoach]

Ivory is a solid RB, but he has never been a true every down back, but when you mix him in properly he can be effective. We do need to bring in a guy like Ivory, so I wouldn’t mind him in Cleveland.

 

[The Wizard of Moz]

No real interest in Ivory for anything more than a bare minimum contract. Turns 30 next month and just a really inefficient runner

I really hope we go after Hyde

 

[Lee]

John Dorsey and Ivory live together in perfect harmony

Side by side in Barea, playa, why don't we?

I know this is ironic coming from me, but this post should be a bannable offense.

 

[Phills14]

I asked this before and didn't get an answer. Is it legal to give Cousins like $50mil this year when he have the space, then pay him a more reasonable salary the rest of the contract. Like still 130mil over 5 years, but 50 mil first year and 20mil every other year?

Pretty sure you can pay him the money up front. Most teams spread that signing bonus over the length of the contract and when those players are cut, that money paid in signing bonus is considered "Dead Money"

I'm not sure if you can front load it so you pay him the money AND take the full cap hit in the same season.

 

[Triplethreat]

Anyone have a list of exclusively Browns that will be hitting the market in March?

Trying to see where we will be losing players.

 

[NorthCoastBias]

Anyone have a list of exclusively Browns that will be hitting the market in March?

Trying to see where we will be losing players.

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/all/cleveland-browns/

Isaiah Crowell - UFA
Josh Gordon - ERFA
Lavar Edwards - UFA
Marcus Martin - UFA
Josh Keyes - RFA
Jamie Meder - RFA
Chris Barker - ERFA
C.J. Smith - ERFA
Kevin Hogan - ERFA
Dan Vitale - ERFA
Austin Reiter - ERFA
B.W. Webb - UFA
Tyler Loos - RFA

Crowell, Edwards, Martin and Webb are the only UFAs.

 

[SanduskyCav]

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/all/cleveland-browns/

Isaiah Crowell
Josh Gordon
Lavar Edwards
Marcus Martin
Josh Keyes
Jamie Meder
Chris Barker
C.J. Smith
Kevin Hogan
Dan Vitale
Austin Reiter
B.W. Webb
Tyler Loos

Crowell, Edwards, Martin and Webb are the only UFAs.

Gordon is an "exclusive rights" free agent. He can only negotiate with us, right?